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Meaning of on the wing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. While flying.
  2. During operation.
    figuratively
  3. In motion.
    figuratively
  4. Departing.
    figuratively

Examples

“Next comes a supposition, that the bird sleeps on the wing, and that the great distance from land⟳ at which it is seen at close⟳ of day is thought to favour the supposition[…].”
“By surviving the rigors of a life on the wing, birds earn⟳ another chance to pass⟳ on their genes.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

on the wings of the wind on the wrong foot on the wrong side of history on the wrong side of the blanket on the wrong track on thin ice

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